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• Tremell Jones, a friend who was with Kedarie the night he was killed.

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• A murder trial over the death of Kedarie Johnson, described by his mother as gender fluid, has become part of the national debate over gender identity.

• By aiding the case, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a signal that he has made a priority of fighting violence against transgender people individually, even as he has rolled back legal protections for them collectively.

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